How Animated Cartoons Are Made

Hansa

Footage of the German airship Hansa over Copenhagen.

1912

Mr. Hurry-up

Mr. Hurry-Up gets dressed in a rush, and then races down to breakfast. After a few quick bites and a couple gulps of coffee, he races out the door and

1907

Sprængning af Træer i Dyrehaven

A group of military men uses explosives to de-root trees.

1907

Blanche Fraise

Synopsis: A rabbit couple tries to survive in a dying forest...

2011

The Magnetized Man

A midsummer Phantasy. The man having been attacked by footpads, puts on a suit of medieval armor which has been magnetized at a dynamo by two boys. Ev

1907

The Little Soldier Who Became a God

A stop-motion film from Émile Cohl with tin soldiers, children's drawings and cannibals.

1908

The Chaplin Revue

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin pro

1959

Le homard

1913

Buying a Cow

An urban husband and wife, walking in the countryside outside Paris, are so impressed with the delicious taste of a cow's milk that they buy the cow a

1908

Diabolical Pickpocket

A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director is this film is unknown.

1908

Elastic Transformation

A woman enters a room with a man. She creates a duplicate of him and changes his personality by throwing his clothes from one man to the next.

1909

Hunting the Panther

A hunter and his native helpers set up a trap, then taunt and shoot a panther. Next we see the locals skin the animal.

1909

Tale of the Ark

A child dreams of the Bible tale, reenacted by toys.

1909

Dr. Cook at Copenhagen

On 4 September Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) arrived in Copenhagen on the ship 'Hans Egede'. He received a hero's welcome as the first man to set

1909

The Witch and the Cyclist

A mischievous witch uses her dark magic on an innocent cyclist until he is all confused. He is forced to pedal backwards and at the same time, his bik

1909

Les timidités de Rigadin

Shy Rigadin decides to visit some friends of the family, but they are called away and when out the servants play high society, dressing up and partyin

1910

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains

1922

The Heisters

The teenage Tobe Hooper’s first film was a slapstick comedy. This farcical low-budget short is about three thieves who are wanted dead or alive. A bit

1965

The Dream Lady

Upon receiving an inheritance from her late uncle, a woman starts a fortune-telling business designed to make her dreams come true.

1918

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.

2021